Charting a Course towards Resilience Following Adverse Childhood Experiences: Addressing Intergenerational Trauma via Strengths-Based Intervention
Early research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) provided staggering evidence of the significant ramifications of ACEs on physical health and functioning. It brought to the forefront the importance of addressing trauma and family dysfunction to enhance public health. Over the past several deca...
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| author | Kathryn H. Howell Laura E. Miller-Graff Cecilia Martinez-Torteya Taylor R. Napier Jessica R. Carney |
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| description | Early research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) provided staggering evidence of the significant ramifications of ACEs on physical health and functioning. It brought to the forefront the importance of addressing trauma and family dysfunction to enhance public health. Over the past several decades, the study of childhood adversity has blossomed, with expanded conceptualizations and assessments of ACEs. This review brings together various biological, psychological, and sociological principles that inform our understanding of ACEs and our approach to treatment. Specifically, we document the evolution of ACEs research, focusing on the intergenerational impact of ACEs, the importance of incorporating a resilience framework when examining ACEs, and implementing interventions that address adversity across generations and at multiple levels of the social ecology. Evidence is provided to support the evolving perspective that ACEs have long-lasting effects beyond the ACE(s)-exposed individual, with significant attention to the impact of parental ACEs on child development. An intergenerational and multilevel approach to understanding and addressing ACEs offers specific areas to target in interventions and in public policy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-546fe383d5304adab2d1382d589317b22023-11-22T17:49:59ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672021-09-0181084410.3390/children8100844Charting a Course towards Resilience Following Adverse Childhood Experiences: Addressing Intergenerational Trauma via Strengths-Based InterventionKathryn H. Howell0Laura E. Miller-Graff1Cecilia Martinez-Torteya2Taylor R. Napier3Jessica R. Carney4Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USADepartment of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USADepartment of Education, Universidad de Monterrey, San Nicolas de los Garza 66238, MexicoDepartment of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USADepartment of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USAEarly research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) provided staggering evidence of the significant ramifications of ACEs on physical health and functioning. It brought to the forefront the importance of addressing trauma and family dysfunction to enhance public health. Over the past several decades, the study of childhood adversity has blossomed, with expanded conceptualizations and assessments of ACEs. This review brings together various biological, psychological, and sociological principles that inform our understanding of ACEs and our approach to treatment. Specifically, we document the evolution of ACEs research, focusing on the intergenerational impact of ACEs, the importance of incorporating a resilience framework when examining ACEs, and implementing interventions that address adversity across generations and at multiple levels of the social ecology. Evidence is provided to support the evolving perspective that ACEs have long-lasting effects beyond the ACE(s)-exposed individual, with significant attention to the impact of parental ACEs on child development. An intergenerational and multilevel approach to understanding and addressing ACEs offers specific areas to target in interventions and in public policy.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/10/844adversityresilienceintervention sciencemultigenerationalfamily systems |
| spellingShingle | Kathryn H. Howell Laura E. Miller-Graff Cecilia Martinez-Torteya Taylor R. Napier Jessica R. Carney Charting a Course towards Resilience Following Adverse Childhood Experiences: Addressing Intergenerational Trauma via Strengths-Based Intervention Children adversity resilience intervention science multigenerational family systems |
| title | Charting a Course towards Resilience Following Adverse Childhood Experiences: Addressing Intergenerational Trauma via Strengths-Based Intervention |
| title_full | Charting a Course towards Resilience Following Adverse Childhood Experiences: Addressing Intergenerational Trauma via Strengths-Based Intervention |
| title_fullStr | Charting a Course towards Resilience Following Adverse Childhood Experiences: Addressing Intergenerational Trauma via Strengths-Based Intervention |
| title_full_unstemmed | Charting a Course towards Resilience Following Adverse Childhood Experiences: Addressing Intergenerational Trauma via Strengths-Based Intervention |
| title_short | Charting a Course towards Resilience Following Adverse Childhood Experiences: Addressing Intergenerational Trauma via Strengths-Based Intervention |
| title_sort | charting a course towards resilience following adverse childhood experiences addressing intergenerational trauma via strengths based intervention |
| topic | adversity resilience intervention science multigenerational family systems |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/10/844 |
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